Bulgaria's Environment Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Borislav Sandov has denied allegations that there were mines drifting in the Black Sea coming from the Odessa region and described the reports as part of a hybrid warfare. According to him, such..
Naval mines , reported to have been blown away by a sea storm off the coast of Odessa, may appear in Bulgarian territorial waters within 2-3 days, Burgas Regional Governor Stoyko Tankov said. He specified that there were no ships and..
Because of information that naval mines near Odessa have been swept into the Black Sea by a storm, threatening navigation, the Bulgarian government has announced it has taken all necessary precautions. Bulgaria’s maritime borders are being..
The evacuation of Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy began this morning. According to the head of the Regional State Administration Dmitry Zhivitsky in the Telegram, the humanitarian corridor has been open since 9 o'clock local time. Withdrawals are..
70 people are leaving Odessa by bus today, bound for Bulgaria, Elena Valkova from the Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine said for the BNR. Another 100 people have been registered and are waiting for an evacuation window. More than 1,000 people..
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a televised address that Russia was preparing to bomb the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odessa. "Artillery, bombs against Odessa. This will be a war crime," he said. Zelensky continued in Russian with the words:..
Ethnic Bulgarians in Berdyansk will be taken out of the city as soon as possible, said Bulgaria's Consul General in Odessa Svetoslav Ivanov . According to him, the humanitarian corridors are not working yet due to the long distances and the deteriorated..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that all Bulgarian citizens in Odessa region remain at home or hide in the nearest bomb shelter. Referring to information from allied services, the ministry urges all Bulgarian citizens to stay..
Delivery of Bulgarian ammunition to Ukraine is being discussed, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska said for the BNR. “However, the talks are not within the jurisdication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bulgaria’s Ministry..
363 Bulgarian citizens from Kyiv and around 150 from Odessa have requested evacuation at this time. The plan is to use 4 buses from Kyiv and 3 from Odessa. Two buses with Bulgarian citizens, evacuated from Odessa, Ukraine, have already crossed the..
